diff --git a/plugins/auth/parsec.c b/plugins/auth/parsec.c
index 4fc5445f..cbee05f2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth/parsec.c
+++ b/plugins/auth/parsec.c
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ struct st_mysql_client_plugin_AUTHENTICATION parsec_client_plugin=
 struct st_mysql_client_plugin_AUTHENTICATION _mysql_client_plugin_declaration_ =
 #endif
 {
+  .type   = MYSQL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_PLUGIN,
+  .interface_version = MYSQL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_PLUGIN_INTERFACE_VERSION,
   .name   = "parsec",
   .author = "Nikita Maliavin",
   .desc   = "Password Authentication using Response Signed with Elliptic Curve",
diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c b/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
index 3d165f12..e32f7fba 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
@@ -2336,7 +2336,46 @@ static int test_conc505(MYSQL *my __attribute__((unused)))
   return OK;
 }
 
+static int test_parsec(MYSQL *my)
+{
+  int rc;
+  int verify= 0;
+  MYSQL *mysql;
+  rc= mysql_query(my, "INSTALL soname 'auth_parsec'");
+  if (rc)
+  {
+    diag("server doesn't support parsec plugin");
+    return SKIP;
+  }
+  rc= mysql_query(my, "CREATE OR REPLACE USER test1@'%' IDENTIFIED VIA parsec using PASSWORD('123')");
+  check_mysql_rc(rc, my);
+
+  mysql= mysql_init(NULL);
+  if (!mysql_client_find_plugin(mysql, "parsec", MYSQL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_PLUGIN))
+  {
+    diag("parsec plugin not available");
+    diag("error: %s", mysql_error(mysql));
+    mysql_close(mysql);
+    return SKIP;
+  }
+
+  mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &verify);
+  if (!my_test_connect(mysql, hostname, "test1", "123", NULL, port, socketname, 0, 0))
+  {
+    diag("Connection failed. Error: %s", mysql_error(mysql));
+    mysql_close(mysql);
+    return FAIL;
+  }
+
+  rc= mysql_query(my, "DROP USER test1@'%'");
+  check_mysql_rc(rc, my);
+
+  mysql_close(mysql);
+  return OK;
+}
+
 struct my_tests_st my_tests[] = {
+  {"test_parsec", test_parsec, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_conc505", test_conc505, TEST_CONNECTION_NONE, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_conc632", test_conc632, TEST_CONNECTION_NONE, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_status_callback", test_status_callback, TEST_CONNECTION_NONE, 0, NULL, NULL},